As the Royal Air Force was the last weapon with which Britain could directly threaten the Continent, and as the Royal Navy could not carry out an effective blockade, England would in this way be incapable of further military action.

It is a source of pride to the Dominion of India that the campaign sees the Indian Air Force operate largely on its own, with only marginal support from the Royal Air Force, which is deployed mostly in the Persian Gulf.

The paper says that Kate is dividing her time between her parents' home in Berkshire, England, and Prince William's quarters in Anglesey, north Wales, near the Royal Air Force base where he is stationed as a search-and-rescue pilot.

After a long weekend in private, they have returned to the remote island of Anglesey in Wales, where William is based as a Royal Air Force search-and-rescue helicopter pilot, putting off a honeymoon for now.